Google sued over Chromebook name

In a delicious piece of irony, Google is being sued by a Salt-Lake City-based company named ISYS that manufactures notebooks for Google’s own Chrome OS, with the aim of stopping the crew from Mountain View from marketing their own Chrome OS notebooks as Chromebooks. ISYS makes custom built PCs designed to run on Chrome OS, and according to them, has been working to get the ChromiumPC trademark for the past 18 months. They contest that Google’s “Chromebook” and “Chromebox” terms are too similar to their own trademark. According to a report on PCMag, ISYS also contends that Google originally sought to call its Web-based netbooks the “Speedbook,” but switched to Chromebook after discovering the Speedbook mark was already taken. Google then filed “unnecessary extensions of time” on the ChromiumPC trademark application before introducing its Chromebooks at a May 11 press event. Xi3’s ChromiumPC was unveiled on May 23.

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There’s barely two months left to get your holiday gifts in order. With the rush of the season—including deadline buzzer beaters for company shutdowns, more vehicle standstills, greater mall foot traffic, and fleeting daylight—it can be daunting to decide what to give you and yours. Don’t worry. As always, we’ve got your back with our November Holiday Wishlist issue.

We’ve got the scene’s latest toys in our Parade and Wishlist section, all sure to put a smile on the faces of techies and non-techies alike. If you’re looking for something that’s been under the microscope, hop on over to the GadgetsLab and see whether we’d recommend the the Intel Core i5-6600, Adata Premier SP550, HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3776, Lenovo Yoga Book, Philips 246E7, and LG V20 as sock stuffers. If you’re feeling a bit more generous with your gifts, we also reviewed the Honda City 1.5 E CVT Limited Edition and 2015 Yamaha Bolt in our Mobility pages.

But maybe you don’t want to give physical things. Maybe you believe in experiences. Then check out our coverage of Lyon, France; the Azar video chat app; Deus Ex: Mankind Divided; Gears of War 4; The Ransom Collective musicians; and the Sandaya Yakiniku and Guevarra’s restaurants; just to name a few.

And to help sizzle the cold year end breeze, we’ve got the comeback king, Motorola, in our pages, accompanied by the dynamic duo of James Reid and Nadine Lustre. With all the above and more, this is definitely the season to be jolly.

Grab your copy of Gadgets Magazine’s November 2016 Holiday Wishlist issue at your favorite bookstores and newsstands, as well as digitally, via Buqo and Magzter!